{"id":396128,"date":"2026-01-29T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/396128\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:13:11","slug":"paul-dano-responded-to-tarantinos-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/396128\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Dano Responded To Tarantino&#8217;s Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-dano-responded-to-tarantinos-comments.jpg\" data-caption=\"Warner Bros. Pictures\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-dano-responded-to-tarantinos-comments.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"paul-dano-responded-to-tarantinos-comments\"\/><\/a>Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Actor Paul Dano has responded to Quentin Tarantino\u2019s unexpected comments about him a while back.<\/p>\n<p>Tarantino appeared on a podcast where he labelled the \u201cPrisoners\u201d and \u201cLove &amp; Mercy\u201d actor \u201cthe weakest f\u2014ing actor in SAG\u201d. Tarantino received a wave of backlash for his comments, with a lot of people coming out in support of Dano and essentially none in defense of Tarantino.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing at the Sundance Film Festival for the 20th anniversary of \u201cLittle Miss Sunshine,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/paul-dano-reacts-quentin-tarantino-diss-worst-actor-1236643708\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a> asked Dano for a reaction to the comments which is when co-star Toni Collette dived in to defend Dano.<\/p>\n<p>Collette said, \u201cAre we really going there? F\u2013k that guy! He must\u2019ve been high. It was just confusing. Who does that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dano thanked Collette for that and said he\u2019s \u201cincredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn\u2019t have to\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Miss Sunshine\u201d directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris said Tarantino\u2019s comments were an \u201cembarrassment\u201d.  Faris added: \u201cYou know what was interesting was the people coming out to defend Paul. There was immediately\u2026 he is loved by so many. He is so smart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tarantino also said in the same interview that he didn\u2019t care for actor Matthew Lillard.  Lillard tells <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-lillard-hollywood-support-quentin-tarantino-living-through-own-wake-exclusive-11893508\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EW<\/a> that he also saw fans and actors supporting him, saying \u201cit was like living through your own wake\u201d where everyone was so sweet and supportive of him.  He adds: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine a more lovely reaction to what happened\u2026 Nobody has to like me. Nobody has to like any actor out there, obviously. It\u2019s personal preference. I am not everyone\u2019s first choice, that is obvious, but to then have that kind of reaction was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Gunn, Mike Flanagan and even George Clooney all vocalised their support for Lillard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. 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